SNCF X 4200
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 X 4200 in August 2006 in Ambert
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| Numbering: | 4201-4210 |
| Number: | 10 |
| Manufacturer: | Renault |
| Year of construction (s): | 1959 |
| Retirement: | 1985 |
| Axis formula : | Bo'2 ' |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over buffers: | 27,770 mm |
| Trunnion Distance: | 19,000 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | 3000 mm (motor bogie) 2850 mm (running bogie) |
| Service mass: | 55.0 t |
| Top speed: | 130 km / h |
| Installed capacity: | 590/608 kW (800/825 PS) |
| Traction power: | 590/608 kW (800/825 PS) |
| Motor type: | 1 motor type SACM 825 CV |
| Rated speed: | 1500 rpm |
| Power transmission: | diesel-electric |
| Seats: | 1st class: 44 2nd class: 44 |
The X 4200 series consists of ten observation railcars that were used on scenic SNCF routes.
SNCF ordered these cars in 1956 and placed them in the delivery of mid-1959 on the lines Marseille - Nîmes - Vichy , Marseille- Nice , Marseille Digne and Geneva - Digne in Eilzugverkehr one. They were taken out of service in the 1980s.
1st class with 44 seats is located in the upper viewing area and offers a 360 ° panoramic view. Also in the 2nd class, which is divided into two rooms behind the driver's cabs, there are large windows that allow a good view. The engine room and the luggage compartment are located under the viewing platform. The vehicles are equipped with a ventilation system to regulate the temperature in the viewing platform. An air conditioning was provided, but was only available at the first railcar X 4,201th The passenger compartments are illuminated with fluorescent tubes .
The design was developed by Paul Arzens .
